Comments on: Rant No. 3: money laundering http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/ A Parent's Perspective from a Ross High Mum Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:56:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: guineapigmum http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-640 guineapigmum Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:38:20 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-640 Oh Pig, please don't kill yourself on my account! It's just that I clearly look like a criminal. Anyhow, I've succeeded in Stage 1 - getting the money to another account. Stage 2 is paying the mortgage once it's sat in limbo long enough to clear. What do they do with it in those 4 days? Oh Pig, please don’t kill yourself on my account! It’s just that I clearly look like a criminal. Anyhow, I’ve succeeded in Stage 1 - getting the money to another account. Stage 2 is paying the mortgage once it’s sat in limbo long enough to clear. What do they do with it in those 4 days?

]]> By: Pig in the kitchen http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-639 Pig in the kitchen Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:56:47 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-639 God reading that made me want to kill myself. It reminded me of living here in France! My husband swears that anyone official has a form secretly hidden out of your sight. It is a long list of things that you must bring for what you're trying to do. He says it takes question form; Have they got their passport? Drivers licence? Have they tried to do this at least once before with all the right documents? Answer No 'I'm sorry Madam, you'll have to come back tomorrow'. Good luck! Pigx God reading that made me want to kill myself. It reminded me of living here in France! My husband swears that anyone official has a form secretly hidden out of your sight. It is a long list of things that you must bring for what you’re trying to do. He says it takes question form; Have they got their passport? Drivers licence? Have they tried to do this at least once before with all the right documents? Answer No ‘I’m sorry Madam, you’ll have to come back tomorrow’.
Good luck!
Pigx

]]> By: guineapigmum http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-638 guineapigmum Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:10:24 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-638 Good job I took everything. Birth certificate? Didn't need that. Marriage certificate? Weren't interested. But they did want 2 (yes 2) utility bills and accompanying cards. It's just as well I took along 1 in each name. I just wish they could agree one consistent line of attack between them all. Sigh. Change my address? Let's not even go there. I've no idea why you've become American, Jackie. It might explain why I get more hits from America than the UK though. Good job I took everything. Birth certificate? Didn’t need that. Marriage certificate? Weren’t interested. But they did want 2 (yes 2) utility bills and accompanying cards. It’s just as well I took along 1 in each name. I just wish they could agree one consistent line of attack between them all. Sigh. Change my address? Let’s not even go there.

I’ve no idea why you’ve become American, Jackie. It might explain why I get more hits from America than the UK though.

]]> By: Jackie Cameorn http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-637 Jackie Cameorn Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:07:17 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-637 Hey - how come I get a US flag against my name!? I live only 20 miles or so from you - is there some invisible border I didn't know about? J Hey - how come I get a US flag against my name!? I live only 20 miles or so from you - is there some invisible border I didn’t know about?

J

]]> By: Jackie Cameorn http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-636 Jackie Cameorn Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:06:20 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-636 I expect many of us have similar tales to tell. Some time ago I had a rant about the (lack of) customer service I had from one of the major banks in Scotland. It didn't make me feel any better and it didn't do me any good either! It occurs to me that common sense and banking don't go together. The people who intend to cheat - do. And those who would not know how to even if they wanted to - get the sort of attention you did! Arrrgh! I expect many of us have similar tales to tell. Some time ago I had a rant about the (lack of) customer service I had from one of the major banks in Scotland. It didn’t make me feel any better and it didn’t do me any good either! It occurs to me that common sense and banking don’t go together. The people who intend to cheat - do. And those who would not know how to even if they wanted to - get the sort of attention you did! Arrrgh!

]]> By: Potty Mummy http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-635 Potty Mummy Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:52:40 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/guineapigmum/2007/12/17/rant-no-3-money-laundering/#comment-635 Gosh, you have your mother's wartime id? Hold on to it - you'll probably need it to change your address with A&L if you ever move. I sympathise GM - banks drive me crazy. But I won't bore you with the details, sounds like you have enough to deal with right now! Gosh, you have your mother’s wartime id? Hold on to it - you’ll probably need it to change your address with A&L if you ever move. I sympathise GM - banks drive me crazy. But I won’t bore you with the details, sounds like you have enough to deal with right now!

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